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Colorado Springs Festival of Lights

The Festival of Lights Parade will be on December 3, 2016 started at 5:50 pm.  The parade takes place each year on  Tejon St. and will start at St. Vrain St. and proceed south to Vermijo Avenue. There is handicap parking on Bijou and Kiowa on both sides of Tejon and there are 5 parking structures…

Old Town Fountain Lighting Event

Old Town Fountain will be lighting up their window decorations in the heart of Fountain on December 3rd and 10th.  Come take a look at the decorations and help support local businesses. Happy Holidays!

Cheyenne Mountain Holiday Open House

COLORADO SPRINGS — Cheyenne Mountain State Park is hosting its annual Holiday Open House this Saturday, Dec. 3, from 1 to 4 p.m. The open house will kick off with a tree-lighting ceremony at 1 p.m., on the new patio located on the east side of the visitor center. Plans for the new patio include…

Manitou Incline Trail Reopening Celebration

Manitou Incline Trail Reopening Celebration

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Join us for a reopening celebration on Friday, December 2 at 8:30 a.m. at the base of the Manitou Incline. Please park in the COG parking lot, 515 Ruxton Av, 80829. The Manitou Incline will be reopened to the public after closing for repairs the past three months. Phase 2 construction…

Colorado Open Records Act Meeting

The Secretary of State’s office is hosting a working group to discuss the Colorado Open Records Act. The next meeting of the CORA Working Group will be held in the Blue Spruce Room at the Secretary of State’s office, 1700 Broadway, Suite 200, Denver, CO, 80290, at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, December 2, 2016. Meeting…

State Trooper Cody Donahue Hit on I25

State Trooper Cody Donahue Hit on I25

Today was a sad day for the Colorado State Patrol. A trooper was investigating a property damage crash on Northbound Interstate 25, just south of Castle Rock. While out of his vehicle the trooper was hit and killed by a passing commercial vehicle. We are saddened that Trooper Cody Donahue, an 11 year veteran of…

Tree Lighting Celebration in Widefield

Tree Lighting Celebration in Widefield

Join Wifdefield Parks and Recreation on Tuesday, December 6 for a wonderful evening! We will have local crafters, vendors, hayrides, kids crafts, marshmallow roasting, hot cocoa & apple cider with a cookie, storytime and more. This is a free event for the entire family. You don’t want to miss it! If you are an interested…

Colorado Library Project Wins Award

Colorado Library Project Wins Award

DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife was honored to accept the 2016 Library Project of the Year award on Oct. 21 from the Colorado Association of Libraries. CPW was recognized for the Check Out Colorado State Parks program, which allows Colorado library users to check out Colorado state parks passes. The award recognizes “a creative…

Unbelievable Prices at SuKasa.UNO

Unbelievable Prices at SuKasa.UNO

Find over 100 homes for sale under $200,000 in the Fountain Valley area including, Fountain, Widefield, Security and Southern Colorado Springs.  Affordable homes for families and investors.    

Moose Killed in Teller County

  DIVIDE, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is looking for any information to shed light on a poaching incident that happened northwest of Divide, Colo., sometime between Saturday, Oct. 29 and Sunday morning, Oct. 30. District Wildlife Managers responded to a report of a dead bull moose off of county road 3, where they…

Colorado State Parks Free Admission to Military on Veterans Day

Colorado State Parks Free Admission to Military on Veterans Day

DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering free admission to all veterans and active duty members of the military, military reserve and National Guard to any Colorado state park for Veterans Day. On Nov. 11, any member of the military forces or veteran can enter any of Colorado’s 42 state parks free of charge,…

Give Wildlife a Break

Give Wildlife a Break

Colorado – With warm weather now behind us for the year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife urges residents to take down equipment and yard toys that cause problems for wildlife. Recently in Durango, a young buck deer became tangled in a hammock which broke off an antler and part of its skull. A resident reported seeing…

Career Event in Colorado Springs for Military Spouses

Career Event in Colorado Springs for Military Spouses

Looking for a job?  Great News…The US Chamber of Commerce, Hiring Our Heroes Networking and Hiring Event for Military Spouses is coming to Peterson.  Active Duty, Retires, Guard and Reserve, and Gold Star Spouses are also welcome to attend the hiring affair! Networking Reception is on November 9,   2016 from 7 pm to  9 pm at Mt.…

Youth Basketball Registration Now Open in Widefield

Registration is now open for youth basketball at Widefield Parks & Recreation.  Leagues are available for 1st through 6th graders.  There will be a total of seven games per team played on Saturdays and or weeknights.  Fee to register is $40.  Lots of fun for the kids.   Go to our website to sign your kids…

Veterans Day Parade in Colorado Springs

Veterans Day Parade in Colorado Springs

Several years ago, a small group of patriotic volunteers formed a nonprofit organization to host an annual Colorado Springs Veterans Day Parade to honor all veterans and to educate and inspire community awareness while paying tribute to the service and sacrifices all veterans have endured in the pursuit of freedom. In just this short time,…

Colorado State Patrol Seeks Witnesses

LARIMER COUNTY – The Colorado State Patrol is requesting assistance from possible witnesses regarding a fatal vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash that took place Oct. 25 at approximately 11:40 PM.  Troopers were called to investigate a crash between a 2002 Chevy pickup, driven by Joshua Coulter, 35, and pedestrian Chase Murdoch, 21 at the intersection of Mulberry and…